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Why Thompson-Okanagan cities are doomed to repeat heritage protection failures
January 23, 2021 - 9:00 AM

The photo above shows the current state of a Kelowna property that was demolished, even though it was once on the city’s heritage registry.
Why you really don’t have to pay that private lot parking ticket
January 12, 2021 - 12:00 PM

When a Kelowna nurse contacted us to explain that she got hundreds of dollars in parking tickets from a private lot, she felt she had no other choice to pay them.
POP QUIZ: What's the oldest municipality in the Thompson-Okanagan?
January 04, 2021 - 8:00 AM

Ask most people what the oldest municipality in the Thompson or Okanagan is and you’re likely to get Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton or Kelowna.
60,000 more people in the Thompson Okanagan by 2030
January 02, 2021 - 6:00 PM

The province’s latest population forecast shows the Thompson Okanagan “Development Region” growing by 0.9 per cent a year for the next decade.
Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks mostly a 'no go' in Thompson-Okanagan
December 31, 2020 - 7:30 AM

The traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations replete with fireworks displays have, for the most part, been cancelled in the Thompson-Okanagan region because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Skating rink at West Kelowna's Bull Mountain washed away overnight
December 29, 2020 - 11:30 AM

Don Journeay has been up at 5 a.m. most mornings for more than a month building a skating rink at Bull Mountain Adventure Park in West Kelowna.
Date set for public hearing on new Kelowna Costco
December 28, 2020 - 4:00 PM

The much anticipated rezoning hearing to relocate the Kelowna Costco store will be held on Jan. 12.
West Kelowna company continues to be creative with Plexiglass barriers for pandemic protection
December 28, 2020 - 6:00 AM

When COVID-19 triggered a lockdown of businesses last spring, West Kelowna’s Mouldings and More was a key contributor to keeping some operating and helping others reopen.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from iNFOnews and iNFOTEL MULTIMEDIA
December 25, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Knowing that Christmas is looking a little different this year, we at iNFOnews and INFOTEL MULTIMEDIA want to wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Filling the gaps: Efforts ramping up to complete cycling trail from Sicamous to Osoyoos
December 24, 2020 - 7:00 PM

Westbank First Nation is stepping up to partially fill one of dozens of gaps in the trail network from Osoyoos to Sicamous.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

From no strata fees to discounted golf, Okanagan developers using promos to sell homes
From three years of no strata fees to paying no GST, developers in the Okanagan are giving away freebies to attract buyers. Purchase a new two-bedroom condo at Predator Ridge's new Vista Condominiums, starting at almost $900,000, and th

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